Neil Seligman, Trainer and Executive Coach,Training Zone, digests the latest scientific discoveries on the benefits of presence, mindfulness and meditation that all professionals should know about.

1 . MEDITATION REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE

The latest study into the long assumed physical benefits of meditation has shown the strongest link yet between a regular practice of meditation and better physical health.

“The main finding [of our research] is that, added on top of usual medical care, intervention with a mind-body technique (here transcendental meditation) can have a major effect on cardiovascular events,” says Robert Schneider, lead author on the study published…